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Kostianvirta

Pälkäne

Period
, historiallinen
Category
Fortification
Location accuracy
Approximate area

A defensive work protected as a fixed antiquity under the Antiquities Act. Structures: trenches, taistelupaikat.

Safety

Linnoitusrakenteissa voi olla sortumavaara, avoimia aukkoja ja teräviä rakenteita. Älä laskeudu rakenteisiin ja pysy näkyvillä poluilla.

Land ownership and access restrictions

Kohde on muinaismuistolain nojalla rauhoitettu: kaivaminen, peittäminen, muuttaminen ja vahingoittaminen on kielletty. Kohde voi lisäksi sijaita yksityisellä maalla.

What happened here

Battles, troop movements and military operations recorded near this site.

  1. 17 October 1713

    Battle of Pälkäne

    Battle · suuri Pohjan sota · 578 m

    The Battle of Pälkäne, sometimes called the Battle at Kostianvirta or Battle on the Pialkiane River (Russian: Битва на реке Пялькяне) was fought between the Russian army under Admiral Fyodor Apraksin and the defending Finnish army of the Swedish Empire under General Carl Gustaf Armfeldt on 17 October 1713, as part of the Great Northern War. It resulted in a Russian victory, although General Armfeldt was able to withdraw his army in good order.

    == Background == Despite the crushing defeat at the Poltava in 1709, Charles XII of Sweden refused to negotiate for peace. Sweden was able to land an army in Germany in 1712 and win a victory at the Gadebusch.

    Read more on Wikipedia · Wikipedian tekijät, CC BY-SA 4.0

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Verification: 2026-07-31 (remote)